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Jamal Murray
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Denver Nuggets

Jamal Murray

#27 · Denver Nuggets · 6-4 (193 cm) · 215 lb · Kentucky

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Jamal Murray plays for the Denver Nuggets. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at point guard. Jamal Murray is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 10 games, 10 as a starter, averaging 36.4 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at point guard (99 %). He averages 26.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Dejounte Murray, Jaylen Wells, and Cason Wallace, who score 37.8 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Dejounte Murray.

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NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans ·

Probable starter at point guard per the depth chart.

Nuggets vs Pelicans → Nuggets schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Point Guard Starter

Positions he can play: Point Guard

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
10
Min/game
36.4
Starts
10

Minutes by position

  • Point Guard99 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 10 36.4 26.2 5.0 5.9 0.9 0.9 50.9 51.3 84.2 66.8 25.7
2025-26 75 35.4 25.4 4.4 7.1 0.9 0.4 48.3 43.5 88.7 62.2 26.9

Game log

In his last 5 games: 26.6 pts, 4.4 reb and 6.2 ast in 34.6 min (0.4 pts above his season average, 26.2)

Best games of the season: 42 pts vs Pelicans (Oct 24) · 10 reb @ Thunder (Oct 22) · 8 ast @ Grizzlies (Nov 11)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 @
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies
W 123-118 32:07 30 4 8 12-19 4-7 2-3 +11
Nov 9 @
HOU
Houston Rockets
Rockets
L 100-110 39:12 38 2 2 14-23 5-8 5-5 +1
Nov 7 @
IND
Indiana Pacers
Pacers
W 114-102 33:56 16 6 8 6-13 2-6 2-2 +5
Nov 4 vs
TOR
Toronto Raptors
Raptors
W 128-109 28:25 14 5 7 4-11 2-5 4-4 +16
Nov 2 vs
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
L 110-118 39:28 35 5 6 10-19 4-9 11-11 -4
Oct 30 @
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Suns
W 127-120 37:02 39 8 5 10-18 7-9 12-15 +13
Oct 28 @
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Pelicans
W 104-91 38:18 23 1 6 9-19 5-11 0-0 +11
Oct 26 vs
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Warriors
L 114-134 35:52 19 6 8 8-13 3-6 0-0 -5
Oct 24 vs
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Pelicans
W 141-135 42:55 42 3 6 12-25 8-16 10-13 +14
Oct 22 @
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
L 84-96 36:45 6 10 3 2-11 0-1 2-4 -15

Injury history

Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
641
Pts/100 poss.
37.8
FG%
52%

Opponents he guarded most in 9 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Dejounte Murray 63 16 5/15
Jaylen Wells 34 10 4/7
Cason Wallace 33 0 0/3
Toumani Camara 28 8 2/6
Jordan Goodwin 23 8 2/3

Who guards him

Possessions
643
Pts/100 poss.
17.3
FG%
37%

Defenders who guarded him most in 9 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Dejounte Murray 45 14 5/8
Cason Wallace 38 9 3/5
Jaylen Wells 27 10 2/5
Trey Murphy III 26 3 1/4
Amen Thompson 24 2 1/4